23rd Annual Midnight Sun 7s Rugby Tournament
June (Friday) 7 & (Saturday) 8, 2018
featuring over 19 hours of daylight, why not play until the sun sets?
Early-bird registration Fee $350* Elite prior to 1 April 2018, $200 Club and Masters, add $50 if registering after 1 April. Register your team in advance and reserve your spot, once filled we will not accept any more for 2018
Mens Open Division (Elite)
Mens Club Division (Social)
Womens Club Division
Masters 35+ Division
* Please note that registration period will end as soon all 8 open division slots are reserved
Cash/Prizes/Trophies will be awarded.
Social event will be coordinated by the Alaska Rugby Union and held at the Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds http://
Team rosters needs to be sent to tournament administrators on or before June 5th, 2019. It should include a team photo, Players First & Last Name, and Date of Birth. If any team members have played for any world cup, international tournaments, or other elite level please acknowledge it so that our media specialist can easily identify and accommodate media requests.
Rules
All matches shall be played according to the World Rugby Sevens Regulations and Laws of the Game with Seven-a-side variations. All teams will be entitled to have the following members in attendance:
up to 12 players; up to 3 managers; teams will be entitled to also bring a doctor or physiotherapist at their discretion.
Mens Open Division play: 2 brackets of 4 teams each. Pool play from random draw, each team plays three pool matches under points system 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show with standard tie breakers. Top 4 and bottom 4 separated into knockout play brackets. Top 4 go to Cup Semi’s and bottom 4 go to Bowl Semi’s. 1st is Cup, 3rd is Plate, 5th is Bowl, and 7th is Shield
To register email: delozierd@yahoo.com and steventrandaiphu_stdp@hotmail.com
Alaska Rugby Union members
President: David Delozier
Tourney Director: Steve Tran
Trip planning. The Alaska Rugby Union has a partnership with the Ramada Inn that we get a summer rugby rate equal to the winter rate and discounted food in adjacent Slippery Salmon bar and grill. Point of contact is Lawayne Meader 907-268-1536. Some teams in the early bird category may be eligible to stay onsite at the grounds apartments and cabins and a food plan can be worked out. RVs and tent camping also available on site.
To constantly improve the tournament, rules may be changed or amended without notice.
Sponsorship Packages: This is an unique opportunity for companies who do business in Alaska to separate themselves from the rest, by being part of the fastest growing and newest Olympic sports, capitalizing on the buzz from the USA hosting the Rugby World Cup 7s in July 2018, and our venue is one of the top 10 worlds most beautiful pitches. Contact us to see what we have available.